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Will all healthy players please step forward...carefully.......Anyone?.....*crickets* From the Ronnie:
STEVE Harper will have an operation on his knee at the end of the season - but he is still on standby to play for Newcastle against Leeds United on Sunday.

For Shay Given stood on the ball in training on his 24th birthday yesterday,(Dare we ask??) leaving him with a badly bruised ankle.

United are expecting that the Republic of Ireland keeper will be okay to face David O'Leary's side - but Bobby Robson said today that if he is not then Harper will play.

The United boss told me: "Steve Harper has had his injury confirmed today. There is a tear in the cartilage in his knee and he will have an operation at the end of the season.

"In the meantime he will continue to act as a stand-in for Shay Given. "So we will be putting all our trust in Shay until the end of the season."

Harper has been troubled by his knee for the past week but the extent of the injury was not revealed until yesterday.

Added Robson: "There is a risk that Steve could fall over tomorrow or that his knee could lock in training.

"But if his knee deteriorates then he will have the operation earlier."

Harper's operation mans that he will miss the club's end- of-season trip to Trinidad and Tobago.

And it puts the transfer- listed John Karelse back in the picture for the last five games.

With Alain Goma limping out of training yesterday and out of Sunday's match with a groin injury United are struggling to muster a side.

Goma, Nicos Dabizas, Kevin Gallacher, Duncan Ferguson, Alessandro Pistone, Temuri Ketsbaia, David Beharall, Stephen Glass, and Paul Robin-son are all out of contention while Sunday will come too early from Laurent Charvet.

This will probably leave United with another new central defensive pairing of Steve Howey and Marcelino.

-- Anonymous, April 21, 2000

Answers

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-- Anonymous, April 21, 2000

Whoah! But we`re looking good! (:o)

Maybe we should try to persuade Real Madrid to let their young keeper come to us! He`d be cheap (not)! (:o)

-- Anonymous, April 21, 2000


Frankly, I feel it's time to seriously consider selling some of the "perpetual crocks" in addition to the recognised "dross". Good players are no damned use to us if they're always on the injured list.

-- Anonymous, April 21, 2000

Hello Clarky! Where did you just pop up from - hot and sunny Arizona?! (:o)

-- Anonymous, April 21, 2000

Galaxy. Yup, snuck in and out this morning.
We're safely ensconced in AZ, and as you suggest it's lovely. Played golf today in mid-80's, and bright blue sky. This really is a great place.
The golf course was immaculate, and picturesque with the mountains in the background and lots of Spring colour around.
Unfortunately, while my son and I were out enjoying ourselves, my wife was out shopping for bargains - and boy did find she find lots of 'bargains'. Tomorrow we're off to purchase an extra suitcase!
We've got tickets for a baseball game on Sunday - hopefully this time it won't be rained off. This is a new stadium with a retractable roof that, believe it or not, is air- conditioned when the roof is closed! Only in America. See y'all.

-- Anonymous, April 22, 2000


Hi Clarky, that's quite a good score; "Played golf today in mid-80's" - who marked your card? ;-)

I agree with you about the crocks and dross, problem is no buyers (read suckers!).

You sure have a nice day.

-- Anonymous, April 22, 2000


Actually Bud, the temperature was mid-80's, NOT my golf score!
I'm embarrassed to say I shot 98, but how do you expect a Geordie to play decent golf in adverse weather conditions like that - bright sun in your eyes and 85 degrees - it's not natural man. Actually, I've had a bad shoulder and haven't played for over a year, so I was actually fairly pleased to break a ton.

-- Anonymous, April 22, 2000

Clarky, that's why I posted the wink ;-)

Glad things are improving for you as your week goes on, let's hope that's an omen for the Toon!?

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2000


And the list continues to grow. Helder has been enjoying the treatment room so much he's joined the queue again, re-aggravating his groin during the Leeds game.

Also mentioned in the Ronnie, the team masseuse snapped his achilles(or something) prompting YBR to mention the dreaded "injury curse". Is it a curse? Or is there something going on in that treatment room that's got everyone clamoring to get in?

-- Anonymous, April 24, 2000


Hmm - so we have a masseuse who has damaged his Achilles? Sounds very queer to me.

-- Anonymous, April 24, 2000


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